That got me thinking about some of my favorite on-screen nerds — from the aforementioned Liz Lemon and Conchords guys to more classic outsiders like My So-Called Life's Brian Krakow (and his volumeter) and Patrick Dempsey's Ronald from Can't Buy Me Love. So now I'm wondering: Who are yours? For the purposes of this conversation, let's assume that "nerd" and "geek" mean approximately the same thing, though of course we could debate the distinctions for days . . .

Brian for MSCL was not only a nerd but a big asshole and stupid. he's the kind of person whois smart only in school, not in life.
I like Liz. Who else is nerdish out there? Rory from Gilmore was a total nerd :) but i loved her. Ross from Friends as well. Lisa from Simpsons!

Chuck! And Seth Cohen... does the guy from Pushing Daisies count? Love them all. But considering they are TV stars, how nerdy are all of these guys really? Except for the old school nerds, like Patrick Dempsey in Can't Buy Me Love... and maybe Ducky from Pretty in Pink.